Bit Position |
Name |
Description |
0-1 |
Not used |
Always 0. |
2 |
Error/Event Queue |
Set to “1” if error/event queue contains data; reset to "0” when all data has been retrieved. |
3 |
Questionable Status Register Summary |
Set to “1” when one of the enabled bits in status event status register is set to “1.” |
4 |
MAV (Message Available) |
Set to “1” when output queue contains data; reset to “0” when all data has been retrieved. |
5 |
Standard Event Status Register Summary |
Set to “1” when one of the enabled bits in status event status register is set to “1.” |
6 |
RQS/MSS |
Set to “1” when any of the status byte register bits enabled by service request enable register is set to “1”; reset to "0” when all data has been retrieved through serial polling. See IEEE 488.1 and IEEE 488.2 standards for details. |
7 |
Operation Status Register Summary |
Set to “1” when one of the enabled bits in operational status register is set to “1.” |
Issuing the *CLS command will clear all of the bits from the status byte register.